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Soul Sustenance 07-08-2012
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Uprooting The Emotion Of Worry From The Consciousness (Part 1)
What is a good definition of ‘worry’? Worry is a process of imagining the worst possible
outcome or result or future in a particular situation and creating a living and
active image of it in front of the eye of your mind, and then using the energy of
that negative image to flow inside your consciousness so as to completely overpower
or weaken your spiritual and as a result your physical self to evoke fear in the
self.
When people are asked about this process, a person who is attached to this process
and is involved in the process very regularly the whole day in different types of
situations, one who is a habitual worrier, responds "But it’s important t0 worry,
it’s good to worry. If we don’t think of different possible negative outcomes, how
will we prepare for them?" It’s important to realize that the belief, that by worrying,
we prepare for the worst in the future is a false one. This belief causes
us not to realize the truth that all worry is simply an incorrect and fruitless
creation. It is a wrong use of the positive, constructive and imaginative capacity
of our mind and intellect which, instead of empowering the mind and intellect, weakens
it. Preparing for the future is important and necessary, but very often while doing
that, we enter the territory of worry, which leaves us, defeated or weakened. There
is an extremely fine line between proactive preparation (necessary preparation in
advance) on the one hand and worry on the other. The preparation can be done without
creating an excessive number of possible negative outcomes in the mind.
(To be continued tomorrow …)
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Message for the day 07-08-2012
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The biggest gift is the gift of virtues.
Expression: Through out the day, each individual is involved in a series
of activities. A simple thought to give the gift of virtues makes even ordinary
actions special. Each act becomes special and the fragrance of this speciality spreads
around and touches the lives of others too. Such an individual is able to contribute
to every task with his own speciality and bring success in the task too.
Experience: When I am able to express and give the gift of my virtues, I
am able to attain satisfaction with whatever I get to do. This satisfaction brings
in me the inner urge to contribute some more. I achieve success outwardly too since
I have actually been able to experience inner success. My relations with others
are also harmonious and whatever task I do along with the others brings a productive
result.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris